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Philip Emeagwali Quotes

Philip Emeagwali quotes

Nigerian Scientist

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During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used a telephone, used a library, talked with a scientist, and was shown a computer for the first time in my life. Philip Emeagwali
The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and the $5 million computer was left entirely to my use. I was their human guinea pig. Philip Emeagwali
One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations. Philip Emeagwali
Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources. Philip Emeagwali
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature. Philip Emeagwali
My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems. Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali quote: "First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow..."
First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it. Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali quote: "It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels."
It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels. Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali quote: "I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12..."
I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17. Philip Emeagwali
The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me because they were considered impossible to program and there was no great demand for them at that time. Philip Emeagwali
When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments. Philip Emeagwali
The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works. Philip Emeagwali
Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions. Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali quote: "The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me..."
The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong. Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali quote: "The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me..."
The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future. Philip Emeagwali

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